Alphonso Van Marsh

When an #Abidjan taxi driver asks me, the foreigner, for a ridiculous fare, I often take a dramatic look inside car, then reply in French, “Where is the buffet? A coffee [included]?” Today, a driver 👏🏽 back, pulled this from under a floor mat & said, “You get a yam!” 😆 #Africa

EVENT: “Water and Gender: Where Water Flows, Equality Grows” @AfDB_Group to host #WorldWaterDay 2026 symposium, on Monday, 23 March, exploring how water investments can advance gender equality, economic opportunity and climate resilience across Africa: bit.ly/4cWg8ij

@YoungGun8140 Kids = super funny Grammar and English-language skills of many adults speaking off camera = super depressing

These babies are hilarious.

War is tearing through Lebanon, but for tens of thousands of African domestic workers, escape is legally impossible under the Kafala system. Beirut-based activist Banchi Yimer, a former Ethiopian domestic worker, shares what abandonment looks like when a country is at war.

Great to see this peek behind the @NatGeo curtain, and to see Justin French recognized for his incredible work. Happy anniversary, #NationalGeographic 🎉 #NatGeo33

Water projects financed by @AfDB_Group have already delivered safe water and sanitation to more than 105 million people across the continent, transforming lives and communities. Here are 5 things to know ahead of #WorldWaterDay: 1️⃣ The Bank Group has invested about US$6B in water infrastructure across more than 50 countries in the last decade. 2️⃣ More than 105 million people now benefit from new or improved access to water and sanitation services. 3️⃣ The Bank Group has played a major role in shaping the Africa Water Vision 2063 and Policy, to guide long-term water security. 4️⃣ 2026 has been designated the Year of Water Security by African Union Heads of State, and the Bank Group is playing a major role in making it a success. 5️⃣ Investments in water deliver massive returns, boosting health, education and economies, as about 4 out of 5 jobs are water-dependent.

Couples reveal each other’s ages on the Netflix dating show “Age of Attraction” where singles form connections, date, and move in together without knowing their partner’s age

@WHO I'm not mad at this. Great to see how the #WHO is introducing a diversity of content that meets some audiences where they are. #InternationalDayOfHappiness

Move more. Feel better. It really is that simple. This #InternationalDayOfHappiness, find your reason to get active 💙

The last time I posted about #BTS in 2022, the #BTSArmy found me. 😅 Now, #BTSArirangIsComing - is the music group still as popular today as they were four years ago? @THR breaks down the new Arirang album👀👇🏽 hollywoodreporter.com/lists/bts-arir…

"I didn't win, America won," - Joseph "Afroman" Foreman, after prevailing in police raid lawsuit over 'Lemon Pound Cake' video. usatoday.com/story/entertai…

Powerful reporting from multiple Emmy, Peabody, and duPont-Columbia Award-winning #CNN correspondent @IsobelYeung out of Lebanon in the past day.

“We are not looking for someone who is 100% clean, but someone who is more than 60% clean.” - Madagascar President Michael Randrianirina, on vetting new members of his cabinet. apnews.com/article/madaga…

Where water flows in Africa, to what degree does equality grow? On Monday, @AfDB_Group explores this issue in recognition of #WorldWaterDay and "water & gender" as the day's theme this year. Follow the conversation online: twitter.com/AfDB_Group More 👇🏾 afdb.org/en/news-and-ev…

Today, the @_AfricanUnion in partnership with the #AfDB and the African Women Leaders Network (#AWLN) convened leaders and partners at the Permanent Observer Mission of the #AU to the #UN, on the sidelines of the #CSW70, to present and discuss the upcoming AfDB Gender Action Plan for 2027-2030. The plan includes advocating for a renewed financing initiative for women entrepreneurs, linking gender equality, economic transformation and women’s leadership. By dismantling structural barriers in finance and infrastructure, the AU, AfDB and partners are positioning women’s leadership as the indispensable cornerstone of the continent’s future growth. #CSW #GenderEquality #AFAWA #Agenda2063 #Agenda2030

The CAF Appeal Board decided that in application of Article 84 of the Regulations of the CAF Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON), the Senegal National Team is declared to have forfeited the Final Match of the TotalEnergies CAF Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) Morocco 2025 (“the Match”), with the result of the Match being recorded as 3–0 in favour of the Fédération Royale Marocaine de Football (FRMF). cafonline.com/news/caf-appea…

My📸from @AfDB_Group Dir. @jemimah_njuki's visit to a Bank-financed, @onufemmesCIV-administered program - coverage part of #AfDB's award-winning "Gender in Focus" series. It features Bank work advancing gender across Africa, as well as the women, girls and communities benefitting

Oscar winner Ryan Coogler and nominee Zinzi Coogler celebrate his Best Original Screenplay win for SINNERS! #Oscars

@NextBestPicture @InStyle This photog is *working hard.*📸 Two hands! Pointing that off camera flash like he's clocking a speeding car from a police vehicle.

Leonardo DiCaprio and Michael B. Jordan embrace after the #Oscars Credit to @InStyle for the 🎥

She did it! Autumn Durald Arkapaw is the first woman and woman of color to win Best Cinematography for her work on SINNERS. #Oscars

Michael B. Jordan, and the B is for Best Actor. #Oscars

@beyoncegarden Which is the greater offense? 1. Stealing somebody's food. 2. Lacing food to cause harm to another person. 3. Taking almost ten minutes to share this "interesting saga."

part 2 – you’ll NEVER believe who it was omfg😭

OH HE ACTUALLY ATE THAT SO BAD LMAOOO😭😭😭